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Some loose tracks

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FlyingD4
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I'm sure I'm using improper terminology, so please forgive (and educate) me. 😊

On my 50-something D4 I've found that a couple of the plates on the tracks are loose. Most are quite tight, a couple jiggle just a little bit, one jiggles quite a bit and the pins/rivets holding them in have noticeable wear on those plates. On most of them they're in pretty good shape.

I've got a pretty decently equipped shop (including torches) but I'm guessing there are special tools required for this where I'm probably best off letting someone else work on it? One of the issues at the moment with transporting the dozer is that I don't have the pony motor working, so starting it (and thus moving it) requires a pull start.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018 9:14 PM
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The pads are just bolted to the rails. The bolts are special bolts. I would cut the old ones with your torch. Then get the proper ones from your dealer. Clean the mounting surface of the rail and the pad very clean. Install and tighten to the proper torque. Not that bad of a job at all. Usually when the come loose they wont stay tight when retightened since there is dirt and rust between them.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018 9:29 PM
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If you have some loose track pad bolts, fit some new ones (get the right ones!) and tighten them up, they may well come loose again but you don't stand much chance of tightening old ones, give us the bolt size and we will give you the correct torque as there was more than on size used on the D4.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018 9:31 PM
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If you have some loose track pad bolts, fit some new ones (get the right ones!) and tighten them up, they may well come loose again but you don't stand much chance of tightening old ones, give us the bolt size and we will give you the correct torque as there was more than on size used on the D4.
Is the best place to order this hardware the dealer or elsewhere? If they're just bolt-in then I'll order a dozen or so bolts and then just attack the bad ones. Most of them really are quite tight.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018 10:29 PM
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Is the best place to order this hardware the dealer or elsewhere? If they're just bolt-in then I'll order a dozen or so bolts and then just attack the bad ones. Most of them really are quite tight.
I am told that the dealer sourced bolts are quite cheap and know they are the best use, anything less will fail.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018 11:58 PM
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Reply to catsilver:
I am told that the dealer sourced bolts are quite cheap and know they are the best use, anything less will fail.
Track bolts have a taller head on them for wear also.
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Tue, Sep 25, 2018 3:51 AM
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Reply to Rome K/G:
Track bolts have a taller head on them for wear also.


I believe the shoulder is also of the correct length to eliminate slop in the bolt.
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Tue, Sep 25, 2018 5:28 AM
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Reply to old-iron-habit:


I believe the shoulder is also of the correct length to eliminate slop in the bolt.
Any bolt will "do".
BUT!
To keep them from coming loose, the correct shouldered bolt IS required!
They will move wearing the threads then becoming sloppy and tearing up the holes in the rails.
Hardware from CAT is very good for the price which is better than most Suppliers.
Buy CAT Bolts!
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Tue, Sep 25, 2018 6:40 AM
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Reply to drujinin:
Any bolt will "do".
BUT!
To keep them from coming loose, the correct shouldered bolt IS required!
They will move wearing the threads then becoming sloppy and tearing up the holes in the rails.
Hardware from CAT is very good for the price which is better than most Suppliers.
Buy CAT Bolts!
I'm definitely planning on buying the correct bolts from CAT. After looking in my parts manual last night it looks like there are two options depending on what shoes I have. Need to see if I can find the part number and then I'll go by the dealer and order the right hardware. I'll only order enough to do the loose plates and have a few leftover.
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Wed, Sep 26, 2018 9:42 PM
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Reply to FlyingD4:
I'm definitely planning on buying the correct bolts from CAT. After looking in my parts manual last night it looks like there are two options depending on what shoes I have. Need to see if I can find the part number and then I'll go by the dealer and order the right hardware. I'll only order enough to do the loose plates and have a few leftover.
You will probably find there are two different diameter bolts check the link part number and get the matching bolts.
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Thu, Sep 27, 2018 3:37 AM
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